as in snort
a vocal sound made to express scorn or disapproval
the band's sloppy playing produced only catcalls from the crowd
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Recent Examples of catcall
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
13 May 2026
When the Huskies took the court here, they were booed roundly and Hurley’s postgame interview with CBS was nearly drowned by the catcalls.
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Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
All three Republican gubernatorial candidates also had fun in the aftermath of the catcalls.
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Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
The Rite of Spring premiere, on the other hand, caused a riot of booing, yelling, catcalls and face-punching, becoming one of the most infamous nights in the history of music.
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Luis Palomares,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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Noun
For Dua, puberty and social maturity become knotted up in unpredictable notions of bodily harm (whether acted upon, or merely threatened), as Serbian boys and men harass her on the way home from school, lacing their catcalls with ethnic slurs.
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Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
13 May 2026
When the Huskies took the court here, they were booed roundly and Hurley’s postgame interview with CBS was nearly drowned by the catcalls.
—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
All three Republican gubernatorial candidates also had fun in the aftermath of the catcalls.
—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
The Rite of Spring premiere, on the other hand, caused a riot of booing, yelling, catcalls and face-punching, becoming one of the most infamous nights in the history of music.
—
Luis Palomares,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catcall
Noun
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On a night when Lee somehow turned a 73.2 mph snort into a home run, Chapman staged another losing battle while hoping for a conventional one.
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My wife, meanwhile, guards against the occasional loud snort with one of the oldest and most elegant anti-snoring technologies ever devised: earplugs.
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Graduates boo speakers for mentioning AI At multiple college graduation ceremonies around the country, graduates and audience members were seen booing and jeering speeches.
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When early goals by both teams were denied by offside calls, the aggrieved fans jeered and whistled — the equivalent of Chiefs fans booing pass interference against their guy.
Noun
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With his rakish sneer and ruthlessly tight jodhpurs, Rupert has been thoroughly neutered with irony, transformed into an object for women to pick at.
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Of course, the prospect of one of the greatest women’s footballers in history skittering around Bromley on a Saturday lunchtime in front of a smattering of fans inevitably inspires sneers.
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Screenshots shared with The Charlotte Observer by Moore show Bogan has repeatedly messaged Reform Stables’ business associates or fellow event organizers with allegations about the stable and Moore, and insulted him online.
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Sigcho-Lopez then turned around to face aldermen sitting in the back row who appeared to be insulting him during the exchange.
Noun
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There was a point in Patrick Paul’s ascension last season where his smirk, his hearty chuckles irritated, if not frustrated his opponents to the point of anger.
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Michelle replied with a smirk and a nudge.
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For example, 'Blazing Saddles' and 'All in the Family' confronted bigotry by ridiculing prejudice.
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Multiple hospital stays became fodder for school bullies, who also ridiculed his size.
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Throughout the game, seeing green shirts on the large screen triggered cheers through the crowd, while boos came up when yellow kits were displayed.
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Neither team has pressed forward with much conviction in the first 15 minutes, and after some back-and-forth passing on the back line of the Netherlands' defense, boos could be heard from restless spectators in Monterrey.
Verb
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Still, even such deployments have drawn scrutiny, with some on social media criticizing the film’s AI usage and deriding the movie’s quality.
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Alice Weidel, the co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany party, which placed second in national elections last year, derided the reform package.
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“Catcall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catcall. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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